Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grotesquery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: grotes-query
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of grotesquerie.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Mr Carlyle had not maligned her looks: plain she undoubtedly was, not in any sense describably ugly but with a sort of pug-dog grotesquery."

Etymology

From grotesque + -ery, calquing French grotesquerie, q.v.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: grotesque

Usage

Inflected Forms

grotesqueries (plural)

Synonyms

grotesqueness grotesquerie

Questions

What does grotesquery mean?: Alternative form of grotesquerie.
Where does grotesquery come from?: From grotesque + -ery, calquing French grotesquerie, q.v.

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